Created by The Holding Time Project with support from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Improving Me programme, the Milk Trail celebrates breastfeeding, parenthood and the places that make families feel welcome.
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Explore the latest news, exhibitions, research and events from the Holding Time Project, using art and mothers’ stories to transform maternal health and wellbeing.
Liverpool Milk Trail Launch
The Holding Time Project launches the Liverpool Milk Trail on Saturday 21 November 2026 at Liverpool Central Library, as part of Baby Week Cheshire and Merseyside. Created by award-winning artist Lisa Creagh and supported by Improving Me, the NHS Women’s Health and Maternity Programme, this free, permanent city-centre trail connects ten cultural venues where families are welcome to rest, feed their babies and explore. Through illustrated maps, QR-linked audio stories and a playful children’s challenge, the trail celebrates breastfeeding, maternal wellbeing and the lived experiences of real mothers.
Half a Million Views and Rising
The Holding Time Project is celebrating an extraordinary milestone, with mothers’ stories reaching audiences around the world.
Originally commissioned by Improving Me, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Women’s Health and Maternity Programme, the project uses photography, film and creative storytelling to amplify women’s lived experiences of breastfeeding, birth and motherhood.
With 2,400 hours of watch time and hundreds of new subscribers, these stories demonstrate the power of creative health to challenge misconceptions, reduce isolation and connect families.
Exploring Breastfeeding Challenges in Bradford Podcast Episodes
The Bradford season of the Holding Time podcast brings together a diverse range of mothers’ stories about breastfeeding, adoption, pregnancy, free-birthing, donor milk, preterm babies and birth trauma. Co-created with mothers, local infant feeding teams and community partners, the series examines breastfeeding as part of the wider experience of motherhood and maternal wellbeing in Bradford.
Bradford Mothers’ Voices Take to the Streets in the ‘Holding Time Milk Line’
The Holding Time Milk Line celebrates Bradford mothers through an immersive walking trail of art, poetry, and storytelling. Created by artist Lisa Creagh for Baby Week Bradford, the trail links Family Hubs and green spaces, inviting families to listen, reflect, and connect with local stories of motherhood, feeding, and wellbeing.
Winner 2024 | Holding Time Arts and Health
The Royal Society for Public Health announced the winners of its 2024 Health & Wellbeing Awards, with the National Arts in Hospitals Network’s Our National Health Stories winning the Arts and Health category. Holding Time formed part of this national programme, bringing maternal stories and breastfeeding experiences into NHS settings through photography, film and creative health practice.
Holding Time Chair Unveiling
‘Takeover Tuesday’ Interview
AAF asked me to take over their Instagram feed one Tuesday recently and I had to accept, given their huge … More